Summer Spending Report 2019

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Prices in EUR/GBP Summer Spending Report 2019

Spain Summer Holiday Spending 2019 Price comparison of everyday holiday purchases in the most popular Spanish summer holiday destinations Bus Taxi Car Rental Activities Eating Out Shopping

ACE LANZAROTE €1.40 €22.00 €126.25 €17.90 €65.20 €6.13

LPA GRAN CANARIA €4.05 €32.20 €100.47 €21.74 €55.70 €8.25

ALC COSTA BLANCA €9.65 €67.00 €127.79 €21.74 €53.90 €7.10

MUV COSTA CALIDA €10.00 €51.11 €164.92 €17.00 €51.73 €7.89

TFN/S TENERIFE €8.83 €75.00 €134.49 €19.94 €52.28 €8.35

AGP COSTA TROPICAL €8.86 €95.00 €69.10 €47.50 €41.40 €7.18

AGP COSTA DEL SOL €7.15 €63.00 €137.46 €20.77 €58.73 €7.70

GRO COSTA BRAVA €10.00 €55.00 €131.52 €23.75 €63.43 €8.99

IBZ IBIZA €3.05 €12.43 €212.19 €16.40 €86.67 €13.70 The latest Travel Trends Report:

LEI COSTA DE ALMERIA €18.79 €80.00 €164.97 €18.95 €55.14 €6.27 Summer Spending 2019 by

VLC COSTA DEL AZAHAR €7.93 €117.00 €141.41 €23.00 €56.46 €7.61 Spain-Holiday.com studies the

FUE FUERTEVENTURA €3.40 €47.70 €126.08 €30.00 €69.19 €9.36 average price of everyday holiday

PMI MALLORCA €5.50 €40.00 €192.06 €24.75 €77.17 €8.42 purchases in the top 15 summer

XRY COSTA DE LA LUZ €12.00 €119.09 €198.01 €22.98 €53.86 €7.15 holiday destinations in Spain.

REU COSTA DORADA €9.29 €26.00 €264.66 €32.86 €61.58 €9.97

Key Findings

• The Canary Islands comes out on top of best value summer • Heading to the Costa de Almería? Hiring a car at Almeria holiday destinations with three islands in the Top Five - airport is actually cheaper than bus fares (for four people). Lanzarote (1st), Gran Canaria (2nd) and Tenerife (4th). • From Reus airport to Salou on the Costa Dorada, it is €22 • Gran Canaria has dropped from the overall best value cheaper to take a taxi to and from the airport than bus destination in 2018 to 2nd place. fares (for four people). • Costa Blanca is the best value destination on mainland • The best value car hire for 1 week is Gran Canaria where Spain, in joint 2nd place with Gran Canaria. it costs approximately €100 (£89). The most expensive is • Ibiza was the most expensive destination in 2018 but is from Reus airport on the Costa Dorada where a hire car now 9th. will set you back €265 (£236). • Costa Dorada is the most expensive holiday destinations • The best value water parks can be found in Ibiza and in Spain for 2019. Costa Cálida where an adult day pass costs less than €20 (£18). • Looking for a cheap pint? Then head to Tenerife or Costa Tropical where a Spanish beer in a bar costs just €1 • Siam Park, in Tenerife, is the most expensive water park, (£0.89) for a half litre. with an adult day pass costing €38 (£34) each, which is more than double the cost of a day pass for water parks • The average price for a 3-course evening meal for two in Ibiza, Costa Blanca, Costa Cálida, Gran Canaria and with a bottle of wine is under €35 (£31). Ibiza continues to the Costa Tropical. be the most expensive place for dining out, at an average of €55 (£49) for dinner for 2. • PortAventura, on the Costa Dorada is the most expensive theme park in Spain, with an adult day pass costing €57 • Ibiza is one of the best value destinations for public (£51) each. transport and taxis but is the second most expensive place to hire a car.

Spain-Holiday.com · Summer Spending Report 2019 Page 2 Spain Summer Holiday Spending 2019 Price comparison of everyday holiday purchases in the most popular Spanish summer holiday destinations Bus Taxi Car Rental Activities Eating Out Shopping

ACE LANZAROTE €1.40 €22.00 €126.25 €17.90 €65.20 €6.13

LPA GRAN CANARIA €4.05 €32.20 €100.47 €21.74 €55.70 €8.25

ALC COSTA BLANCA €9.65 €67.00 €127.79 €21.74 €53.90 €7.10

MUV COSTA CALIDA €10.00 €51.11 €164.92 €17.00 €51.73 €7.89

TFN/S TENERIFE €8.83 €75.00 €134.49 €19.94 €52.28 €8.35

AGP COSTA TROPICAL €8.86 €95.00 €69.10 €47.50 €41.40 €7.18

AGP COSTA DEL SOL €7.15 €63.00 €137.46 €20.77 €58.73 €7.70

GRO COSTA BRAVA €10.00 €55.00 €131.52 €23.75 €63.43 €8.99

IBZ IBIZA €3.05 €12.43 €212.19 €16.40 €86.67 €13.70

LEI COSTA DE ALMERIA €18.79 €80.00 €164.97 €18.95 €55.14 €6.27

VLC COSTA DEL AZAHAR €7.93 €117.00 €141.41 €23.00 €56.46 €7.61

FUE FUERTEVENTURA €3.40 €47.70 €126.08 €30.00 €69.19 €9.36

PMI MALLORCA €5.50 €40.00 €192.06 €24.75 €77.17 €8.42

XRY COSTA DE LA LUZ €12.00 €119.09 €198.01 €22.98 €53.86 €7.15

REU COSTA DORADA €9.29 €26.00 €264.66 €32.86 €61.58 €9.97

Public Transport To stretch the holiday spending budget For the second year, Lanzarote continues to further, it pays to research the best value offer the best value airport transfer by bus at way in getting from the airport to your just €1.40 (£1.25) for a one-way ticket. accommodation. In comparison, getting from Almeria airport to In most instances, hopping on a bus from the Costa de Almeria is the most expensive the airport is the cheapest way to get to your at €18.79 (£16.73) for a single ticket. accommodation.

Taxi For those wanting to get to their Costa del Azahar. Unsurprisingly, these accommodation as quickly as possible, taxis are both the longest journeys, of more than are often the preferred choice of transport 100km to the resort. from the airport. Ibiza and Lanzarote continue to offer the The most expensive taxi transfers, costing best value airport taxi transfer rates, no more than €100 (£89), are from Jerez airport doubt thanks to the cheap price of fuel on to Tarifa on the Costa de la Luz and from the islands and the short transfer distance of Valencia airport to Torreblanca on the less than 15km.

A family of four heading to Torreblanca on the Costa del Azahar can save over €170 (£150) by choosing public transport instead of a taxi.

Spain-Holiday.com · Summer Spending Report 2019 Page 4 Airport Transfer

Car Rental We studied the average price of one week’s Reus airport, serving the Costa Dorada, car rental in July, based on a compact car, continues to be the most expensive place with A/C and a full tank of petrol, with airport to hire a car, with an average price of €265 collection/return. (£236) for one week.

Gran Canaria offers the cheapest car hire rates You can save up to €93 (£83) by hiring a car at €100 (£89) for one week. The other Canary in the Costa del Azahar, Costa Tropical, Islands of Fuerteventura and Lanzarote offer Costa de la Luz and Costa Blanca instead the 2nd and 3rd best value car hire at under of paying airport taxi transfer costs to and €130 (£116) for one week which, along with from the airport. the cheap fuel prices, makes hiring a car an economical way to get to and from the airport and to explore the islands.

Be sure to know your car rental policy regarding fuel, damage waiver insurance and excess before you travel to make sure you have a genuinely good deal.

Spain-Holiday.com · Summer Spending Report 2019 Page 5 Eating Out & Food Shopping

We compared the price of 10 everyday holiday food shopping course lunch for two, a Spanish beer, coffee, soft drink and purchases in the top 15 most popular summer holiday water in a local bar or café, as well staple items from the local destinations in Spain. These included average prices for a supermarket such as a bottle of mid-range wine, a litre of milk, 3-course evening meal for two with a bottle of wine, a two- bread and eggs.

3-COURSE MEAL TWO-COURSE DOMESTIC CUP OF SOFT BOTTLE TOTAL EATING INC. WINE, FOR 2 LUNCH FOR TWO BEER (0.5l) COFFEE DRINK OF WATER OUT

COSTA BLANCA €27.50 €20.00 €2.00 €1.50 €1.70 €1.20 €53.90

COSTA BRAVA €35.00 €21.00 €2.75 €1.70 €1.75 €1.23 €63.43

COSTA CALIDA €25.00 €20.00 €2.45 €1.45 €1.70 €1.13 €51.73

COSTA DE ALMERIA €30.00 €19.00 €1.88 €1.61 €1.63 €1.02 €55.14

COSTA DE LA LUZ €30.00 €18.00 €2.00 €1.48 €1.38 €1.00 €53.86

COSTA DEL AZAHAR €30.00 €20.00 €2.00 €1.53 €1.75 €1.18 €56.46

COSTA DEL SOL €32.50 €20.00 €2.40 €1.48 €1.35 €1.00 €58.73

COSTA DORADA €33.50 €21.00 €2.75 €1.52 €1.62 €1.19 €61.58

COSTA TROPICAL €19.50 €17.00 €1.00 €1.20 €1.50 €1.20 €41.40

FUERTEVENTURA €41.67 €21.33 €1.58 €1.82 €1.70 €1.09 €69.19

GRAN CANARIA €35.00 €16.00 €1.25 €1.25 €1.34 €0.86 €55.70

IBIZA €55.00 €24.00 €2.00 €2.30 €2.12 €1.25 €86.67

LANZAROTE €35.00 €24.00 €1.50 €1.90 €1.65 €1.15 €65.20

MALLORCA €45.00 €24.00 €2.75 €2.05 €1.92 €1.45 €77.17

TENERIFE €30.00 €17.50 €1.00 €1.53 €1.32 €0.93 €52.28

MID-RANGE BOTTLE LOAF OF FRESH TOTAL SUPERMARKET LITRE OF MILK EGGS (12) OF WINE WHITE BREAD SHOPPING

COSTA BLANCA €4.00 €0.70 €0.93 €1.47 €7.10

COSTA BRAVA €5.00 €0.82 €1.34 €1.83 €8.99

COSTA CALIDA €4.50 €0.71 €0.99 €1.69 €7.89

COSTA DE ALMERIA €3.25 €0.78 €0.95 €1.29 €6.27

COSTA DE LA LUZ €4.00 €0.70 €0.95 €1.50 €7.15

COSTA DEL AZAHAR €4.50 €0.70 €0.94 €1.47 €7.61

COSTA DEL SOL €4.50 €0.70 €1.00 €1.50 €7.70

COSTA DORADA €6.00 €0.80 €1.34 €1.83 €9.97

COSTA TROPICAL €3.00 €0.93 €1.30 €1.95 €7.18

FUERTEVENTURA €5.67 €0.76 €0.81 €2.12 €9.36

GRAN CANARIA €5.00 €0.65 €1.00 €1.60 €8.25

IBIZA €10.00 €0.90 €0.53 €2.27 €13.70

LANZAROTE €2.00 €0.73 €0.90 €2.50 €6.13

MALLORCA €5.00 €0.82 €1.16 €1.44 €8.42

TENERIFE €5.00 €0.68 €0.69 €1.98 €8.35

Spain-Holiday.com · Summer Spending Report 2019 Page 6 Eating Out & Food Shopping

The average price for the ten items and more than double the price for TOTAL costs €129 (£115). the same food items on the Costa Tropical. COSTA BLANCA €114.90 For the second year running, COSTA BRAVA €135.85 the Costa Tropical is the best The Balearic Islands of Ibiza and value destination for holiday food Mallorca are the most expensive COSTA CALIDA €111.35 spending. It is 30% less expensive destinations for eating out and will COSTA DE ALMERIA €116.55 (€90/£80) than the average price for set you back €55 (£49) and €45 (£40) the “shopping cart” of ten items. respectively for a 3-course meal with COSTA DE LA LUZ €114.87 a bottle of wine for two people. COSTA DEL AZAHAR €120.53 In comparison, Ibiza is the most COSTA DEL SOL €125.16 expensive destination for food In contrast, you can enjoy a budget- shopping and eating out. It costs friendly evening meal for two for less COSTA DORADA €133.13 nearly €60 (£55) more on the island than €25 (£22) on the Costa Tropical COSTA TROPICAL €89.98 for the same food items. That’s 45% and Costa Cálida. more expensive than the average FUERTEVENTURA €147.74

GRAN CANARIA €119.65

IBIZA €187.04

LANZAROTE €136.53

MALLORCA €162.76

TENERIFE €112.91

Spain-Holiday.com · Summer Spending Report 2019 Page 7 Family-friendly Activities

With a record number of award-winning blue Water parks on the Costa Tropical, Costa flag beaches for the whole family to enjoy, del Sol and Costa de la Luz all offer family keeping the kids entertained on holiday value entrance packs for €70 (£63) or less. in Spain doesn’t have to break the bank. However, a recent report* indicates that The best value water parks can be found in families spend more than €218 (£194) on Ibiza and the Costa Cálida where an adult day trips and activities during their summer day pass costs less than €20 (£18). holidays. Costa Dorada, Fuerteventura and Mallorca With ice creams, sun loungers, souvenirs and are the most expensive destinations for day trips, the costs of entertaining a family family friendly activities with average can soon start to add up. entrance fees to a theme park (or similar) costing €33 (£29), €30 (£27) and €25 (£22) A day at a water park is a firm favourite with per person, respectively. the whole family and wherever you are on holiday in Spain, there is always a water park Costa Dorada is home to the biggest, most nearby. Entrance for a family of four varies popular and most expensive theme park greatly from destination to destination. The in Spain – PortAventura, costing €57 (£50) most expensive waterparks are in Tenerife per person, although this also gives same and the Costa Blanca which cost €128 day access to either Ferrari World or Caribe (£114) and €112 (£100) respectively. Aquatic water park which are both at the same location.

Spain-Holiday.com · Summer Spending Report 2019 Page 8 Methodology Sources

The data compiled by Spain-Holiday.com for this Travel Trends http://www.taxigrancanaria.com Report “Summer Spending 2019” studies the average costs of http://malagaradiotaxi.es holiday purchases in the top 15 destinations in Spain. This data http://www.aena.es was compiled in May and June 2019. https://radiocostatenerifesur.es http://www.taxialmeria.net • Destinations were selected based on the top fifteen https://pidetaxi.es summer destinations on Spain-Holiday.com between June http://malagaradiotaxi.es 2018 for a 12-month period. The destinations included https://www.taxisfuerteventura.es are: Costa de la Luz, Costa del Sol, Costa Tropical, http://es.taxisfarreras.com Costa del Almeria, Costa Calida, Costa Blanca, Costa https://www.taxival.net del Azahar, Costa Dorada, Costa Brava, Mallorca, Ibiza, http://www.saloutaxi.es Tenerife, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura. http://www.mytaximallorca.com • Exchange rate EUR to GBP as per 5th June 2019 of €1 to https://www.turismoibiza.com £0.89. https://radiocostatenerifesur.es https://www.spain-holiday.com/carrental#book • Bus prices are based on a single adult fare, from the https://www.guaguasglobal.com/ nearest international airport, to one of the most popular https://www.alsa.es towns or beach resorts on the corresponding coastline. https://arrecifebus.com • Taxi fares are based on maximum 4 passengers, taken to http://globaliaautocares.com the same destination as the bus route, including airport http://portillo.avanzabus.com/es pickup surcharges. http://sagalesairportline.com/ • Car rental prices are based on one week’s rental, in July https://www.flybus.com 2019, for a compact car with air conditioning, collected https://www.tib.org directly from the airport, with a full tank of petrol. https://eivissa.tib.org • “Eating out & Shopping” examines the costs of popular https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/ holiday purchases such as eating out, drinks and meals in local bars and restaurants, as well as everyday items from local supermarkets such as milk, bread, eggs, bottle of mid-range wine. • Family-friendly activities is based on current pricing, as available on 1st June 2019, for the most popular water parks, theme parks, animal parks and adventure activity *Page 8: Research commissioned by Expedia in 2018 parks in the vicinity. Where available, pricing is based on a Family pass for 2 adults plus 2 children. Where no family pass ticket or similar is available, pricing is based on 4 one-day adult entrance fees.

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